From a €4m holiday resort in rural Finland to demolished Bedouin villages in the Negev, the same Israeli developer exposes how Europe’s new trade curbs on settlements still leave the door wide open for settlement-linked firms to profit on EU soil.

By outsourcing border control to Morocco, Turkey or Albania and then panicking when they “open the gates,” German lawyer Lena Riemer says EU capitals have handed hostile regimes a cheap, reliable way to divide and humiliate Europe.

EUobserver spoke to Marjan Šarec, former Slovenian prime minister, MEP for Renew Europe, and the parliament’s rapporteur for Montenegro. He's keeping his optimism for the country’s accession.

The Spanish government strengthens tenants' rights amidst pressure from hundreds of protesters in Madrid.

From phishing attacks on Polish soldiers to near-blackouts in winter, the EU’s fragmented cyber defence is seeing Russian online threats spill into real‑world dangers for ordinary Europeans.

The EU's return regulation is being formally adopted on Thursday, setting a new precedent for police raids. The Belgians are pressing ahead with their own national version, putting civil liberties of everyone at risk.

Ukraine is losing the battle in the skies but holding strong on the battleground. And Russian media highlight “liberated” villages, but in reality they are still under Ukrainian control.

As Brussels moves to delay its methane rules, nearly 100 US civil society groups are urging EU governments not to cave to oil and gas lobbyists and the White House.

As Big Tech companies dramatise rogue AI and China fears, the real fight is over who pays the price for today’s fraud, failures and job threats — and who pockets the productivity gains.

Peaceful protesters and ethnic minorities in Europe could be victimised by police abuse of AI-powered surveillance tech, an EU rights has warned.

From a €4m holiday resort in rural Finland to demolished Bedouin villages in the Negev, the same Israeli developer exposes how Europe’s new trade curbs on settlements still leave the door wide open for settlement-linked firms to profit on EU soil.

By outsourcing border control to Morocco, Turkey or Albania and then panicking when they “open the gates,” German lawyer Lena Riemer says EU capitals have handed hostile regimes a cheap, reliable way to divide and humiliate Europe.

EUobserver spoke to Marjan Šarec, former Slovenian prime minister, MEP for Renew Europe, and the parliament’s rapporteur for Montenegro. He's keeping his optimism for the country’s accession.

The Spanish government strengthens tenants' rights amidst pressure from hundreds of protesters in Madrid.

From phishing attacks on Polish soldiers to near-blackouts in winter, the EU’s fragmented cyber defence is seeing Russian online threats spill into real‑world dangers for ordinary Europeans.

Despite joining a frugal ultimatum for EU budget cuts, the Dutch get roughly as much growth from EU investment as they pay in, while narrowing the gap between wealthier and poorer regions.

Peaceful protesters and ethnic minorities in Europe could be victimised by police abuse of AI-powered surveillance tech, an EU rights has warned.

Former French MEP and culture minister Rachida Dati, who is now a Paris mayor, threatened to sue EUobserver in 2014 emails about corruption allegations, which are now coming home to roost in high-profile French trails.

With 24 votes in favour and one abstention, MEPs proposed to increase the European Commission's original proposal from €40bn to €47bn on Tuesday.

Political pressure for allowing EU asylum opt-outs continues to increase, as commission drafts vague new emergency rules in the wake of this summer's Ceuta episode.

Despite global audiences being numbed to daily Kyiv airstrikes and casualties, Russia's 9/11-type attack on a scientific institute, in a botched assassination attempt, still grabbed world attention.

As the EU seeks budget cuts to break a stalemate in member states' talks, women's rights groups are on the chopping bloc, prompting advocates' concern that important causes are fading from the common agenda.

The EU is negotiating its next long-term budget as countries discuss possible new taxes directly to the EU budget or, on the contrary, funding cuts.

Internal financing data, loan records, and investment flows reveal how European promises to “rebuild Ukraine” quietly sidestep the utilities, housing, and local firms in Ukraine’s battered eastern and frontline regions, while capital concentrates in Kyiv and the safer west.

Despite joining a frugal ultimatum for EU budget cuts, the Dutch get roughly as much growth from EU investment as they pay in, while narrowing the gap between wealthier and poorer regions.

Slovakia has become a staging ground for Russian operations. A bad news meaning Europe’s defence industry, airports and supply lines to Ukraine can be targeted far from the actual front line.

Former French MEP and culture minister Rachida Dati, who is now a Paris mayor, threatened to sue EUobserver in 2014 emails about corruption allegations, which are now coming home to roost in high-profile French trails.

With 24 votes in favour and one abstention, MEPs proposed to increase the European Commission's original proposal from €40bn to €47bn on Tuesday.

Political pressure for allowing EU asylum opt-outs continues to increase, as commission drafts vague new emergency rules in the wake of this summer's Ceuta episode.

Despite global audiences being numbed to daily Kyiv airstrikes and casualties, Russia's 9/11-type attack on a scientific institute, in a botched assassination attempt, still grabbed world attention.

As the EU seeks budget cuts to break a stalemate in member states' talks, women's rights groups are on the chopping bloc, prompting advocates' concern that important causes are fading from the common agenda.

The EU is negotiating its next long-term budget as countries discuss possible new taxes directly to the EU budget or, on the contrary, funding cuts.

Internal financing data, loan records, and investment flows reveal how European promises to “rebuild Ukraine” quietly sidestep the utilities, housing, and local firms in Ukraine’s battered eastern and frontline regions, while capital concentrates in Kyiv and the safer west.

Slovakia has become a staging ground for Russian operations. A bad news meaning Europe’s defence industry, airports and supply lines to Ukraine can be targeted far from the actual front line.

The EU could easily catch cold from a civil war in Ethiopia that has broken out weeks after the capture of the Yemeni coastline by Houthi rebels. These, and other events in the region, are all connected.

Lead MEPs want 'Made in Europe' perks limited to the 27 member states. The centre-right, whose votes could decide the file, is split.

Swedish defence minister Pål Jonson also said on Monday: "We should increase the price for Russian aggression, and it is only then that Russia will understand that they will not win this war".

Irregular arrivals to the EU are falling, but the infrastructure of its militarised borders is only getting started. Interior ministers from various member states met in Munich to advance plans to offshore migration processing to third countries.

Warnings about Russia's escalation against Nato have prompted fear in Europe, but the Baltic states' risk assessments remain unchanged.

Animal rights activists call for the commission to finally table cage ban proposals after years of delays, while Irish Ferries has 15 days to respond to a new complaint about transporting calves without giving them food.

Telegram channels and satellite images reveal a quieter truth behind official statements: Russian lines north of Sloviansk are buckling, logistics hubs are burning, and both sides are scrambling to adapt to a war increasingly fought by drones.

While European cinemas cheer de Gaulle’s triumphant return to Paris, Polish, Czech, and Baltic leaders endured far longer, lonelier fights for freedom that Washington, Moscow, and even Paris preferred to forget.

Rebuilding Gaza will require tens of billions of dollars, and the 883.6m package announced by the EU is not nearly enough.

The EU could easily catch cold from a civil war in Ethiopia that has broken out weeks after the capture of the Yemeni coastline by Houthi rebels. These, and other events in the region, are all connected.

Lead MEPs want 'Made in Europe' perks limited to the 27 member states. The centre-right, whose votes could decide the file, is split.

Swedish defence minister Pål Jonson also said on Monday: "We should increase the price for Russian aggression, and it is only then that Russia will understand that they will not win this war".

Irregular arrivals to the EU are falling, but the infrastructure of its militarised borders is only getting started. Interior ministers from various member states met in Munich to advance plans to offshore migration processing to third countries.

The EU imposed tariffs on Chinese electric cars in 2024. Today, Beijing's hybrid cars are making record sales in Europe amid fresh German calls to extend the tariffs.

Warnings about Russia's escalation against Nato have prompted fear in Europe, but the Baltic states' risk assessments remain unchanged.

Animal rights activists call for the commission to finally table cage ban proposals after years of delays, while Irish Ferries has 15 days to respond to a new complaint about transporting calves without giving them food.